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India will make a decision on whether key bowler Zaheer Khan will be fit for the second Test.

Zaheer Khan joined his team-mates in training (Picture: PA)

The leader of the touristsâ attack sustained a hamstring strain during the opening match of the series at Lordâs and was unable to bowl after the first day.

Zaheer joined the rest of the squad at Trent Bridge but was restricted to a light jog around the outfield.

Team manager Anirudh Chaudhary said: âHeâs improving and weâll take a call on him tomorrow evening.â

In the immediate aftermath of his sideâs defeat by England at Lordâs, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said he would not be prepared to take a risk on Zaheer for the second Test, which starts tomorrow, unless he was 100 per cent fit.

But with conditions at Trent Bridge tailor-made for the seamer, it would be a big call to leave out a player who potentially could make the difference between India heading into the third match at Edgbaston level at 1-1 or 2-0 down in the series. However, opener Abhinav Mukund believes the tourists can still win in Nottingham even if they are without Zaheer.

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The 21-year-old said: âHeâs been a strike bowler for a long time but Ishant [Sharma] has been doing very well, Preveen Kumar took five wickets at Lordâs [in the first innings] and Sreesanthâs waiting in the wings as well.â

Mukund also sent a warning to England that a wounded India would be a very dangerous prospect at Trent Bridge.

âA lot of players have played in these conditions before,â he said.

âWeâve come here to take a challenge and weâll definitely give it a good fight.â